Putnam Police News

About 11:40 p.m. Monday, a man entered the store, approached a clerk and put his hand on the grip of a pistol that was in the waistband of his pants, police said. The man demanded money and the clerk handed over an undetermined amount of cash, police said.

No one else was in store at the time, police said. Police are investigating whether the man fled the scene in a car hidden behind the store.

The man was described as white, about 5-foot-6 with a slim build and dark brown hair to his neck. He was wearing a dark-colored, hooded sweat shirt, police said.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call police at 928-6565.